Gleichenia alpina

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Gleichenia alpina
Gleichenia alpina in Walls of Jerusalem National Park, Tasmania
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Polypodiophyta
Class: Polypodiopsida
Order: Gleicheniales
Family: Gleicheniaceae
Genus: Gleichenia
Species:
G. alpina
Binomial name
Gleichenia alpina
Synonyms
  • Mertensia alpina (R.Br.) Poir.
  • Gleichenia dicarpa var. alpina (R.Br.) Hook.f.
  • Platyzoma alpinum (R.Br.) Desv.
  • Calymella alpina (R.Br.) C.Presl

Gleichenia alpina, commonly known as alpine coral-fern, is a small fern species that occurs in Tasmania and New Zealand.[2] It grows in alpine and subalpine areas with moist soils.[3]

The species was first formally described by botanist Robert Brown in 1810.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Gleichenia alpina". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
  2. ^ Gleichenia dicarpa. NZ Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Key to Tasmanian Dicots". www.utas.edu.au. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Gleichenia alpina". Flora of Australia Online. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australian Government.


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